The Implementation of Kaizen Manufacturing Technique: A Case of a Tissue Manufacturing Company
| Autor: | Charles Chikwendu, Okpala, Faith Ifeyinwa, Ogbodo, Igbokwe, Nkemakonam, Utochukwu, Ogbodo |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU-UNIZIK), Igbokwe, Nkemakonam |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Engineering Science and Computing International Journal of Engineering Science and Computing, PEARL (Publishing Engineering and Academic Research Letters) Media Publications, 2020, 10 (5), pp.25938-25949 |
| ISSN: | 2321-3361 |
| Popis: | International audience; Globalization has really affected businesses all over the world, it is therefore pertinent for manufacturing Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) to remain competitive in the market, since they contribute significantly to the Gross Domestic Product of every nation. One method of improving business competitiveness is by applying the concept of Continuous Improvement (CI), which is also known as Kaizen. This paper provides an insight into the implementation stages, critical success factors, and challenges of Kaizen Manufacturing Technique's (KMT) implementation, before analyzing the benefits of its implementation in an SME that specializes in tissue production. Planning, setting up of cross-functional teams, and Plan-Do-Check-Action Cycle were listed as the different stages of the manufacturing strategy, while management support, effective communication, education and training, organizational culture, skills and expertise, kaizen champion, and organizational structure were discussed in detail as the critical success factors of its implementation. On the barriers, the paper noted that resistance to change, failure to motivate the workforce, lack of understanding of a firm's strategic goal, as well as difficulties in managing continuous improvement are the main challenges of KMT successful implementation. MATLAB software was applied to analyze and compare the pre and post KMT daily production, defective products, and quality of products in the tissue manufacturing company. The results of the comparisons showed that the Kaizen technique outperformed the traditional production system in terms of daily production rate, defects, and product quality, as they recorded up to 60%, 31%, and 51% improvements respectively. The results showed that kaizen strategy even after reducing the staff strength from thirteen to twelve, also has the potential to reduce the rate of defects, and also increase the quality of products, and production throughput. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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